Part 2—Skills for Part 2—Skills for SuccessSuccess

Chapter 8Chapter 8Looking Good Looking Good

on the Jobon the Job

Chapter ObjectivesChapter Objectives

ExplainExplain how your health habits, grooming how your health habits, grooming habits, and clothes influence your appearance habits, and clothes influence your appearance and the way other people see you.and the way other people see you.

ExplainExplain the guidelines you need to follow to the guidelines you need to follow to develop and maintain a healthful lifestyle.develop and maintain a healthful lifestyle.

DescribeDescribe the grooming habits you need to the grooming habits you need to practice to stay neat and clean.practice to stay neat and clean.

EvaluateEvaluate your wardrobe and make wise your wardrobe and make wise clothing selections for school, work, and other clothing selections for school, work, and other occasions.occasions.

DemonstrateDemonstrate how to care for clothes how to care for clothes properly and follow the clothing care labels.properly and follow the clothing care labels.

Key ConceptsKey Concepts

To maintain a healthful lifestyle you need To maintain a healthful lifestyle you need to eat well-balanced meals, get enough to eat well-balanced meals, get enough sleep, and stay physically active. sleep, and stay physically active.

Planning a well-balanced diet is easier Planning a well-balanced diet is easier when you follow the guidelines established when you follow the guidelines established in MyPyramid and the Dietary Guidelines in MyPyramid and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.for Americans.

Good grooming skills are essential to Good grooming skills are essential to getting and keeping a job.getting and keeping a job.

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Key ConceptsKey Concepts

Dressing right for a Dressing right for a job includes job includes wearing clothes wearing clothes that are appropriate that are appropriate for the work you will for the work you will be performing.be performing.

Taking proper care Taking proper care of your clothes will of your clothes will help them look help them look better and last better and last longer.longer.

Good HealthGood Health

Your health affects Your health affects your attitude as well as your attitude as well as your physical ability to your physical ability to perform your job. perform your job.

A healthful lifestyle A healthful lifestyle can be achieved by can be achieved by following three basic following three basic steps:steps: Eat well-balanced Eat well-balanced

meals.meals. Get adequate sleep.Get adequate sleep. Stay active.Stay active.

Eat Well-Balanced MealsEat Well-Balanced Meals

What you eat affects What you eat affects your appearance, so your appearance, so a good diet is a good diet is important for good important for good health.health.

Eating the right foods Eating the right foods and regular balanced and regular balanced meals will help you meals will help you look good and feel look good and feel good.good.

Choose Healthful FoodsChoose Healthful Foods

Nutrients:Nutrients: The chemical substances in The chemical substances in foods that nourish your body.foods that nourish your body.

Nutrients build and repair your body cells Nutrients build and repair your body cells as well as help your body function as well as help your body function properly.properly.

Choose healthful foods to supply your Choose healthful foods to supply your body with the nutrients it needs to grow body with the nutrients it needs to grow and develop.and develop.

Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water are all types of minerals, and water are all types of nutrients.nutrients. continue

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Choose Healthful FoodsChoose Healthful Foods

No one food contains No one food contains all the nutrients you all the nutrients you need to stay healthy.need to stay healthy.

Dietary Reference Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): Intakes (DRIs): Guidelines values for Guidelines values for nutrients that can be nutrients that can be used to plan and used to plan and assess diets for assess diets for healthy people.healthy people.

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Choose Healthful FoodsChoose Healthful Foods

MyPyramid: MyPyramid: A personalized eating plan A personalized eating plan that gives amounts of food to consume in that gives amounts of food to consume in five basic food groups.five basic food groups. Grains.Grains. Vegetables.Vegetables. Fruits.Fruits. Milk.Milk. Meat and beans.Meat and beans.

Eating the recommended amounts from Eating the recommended amounts from each of the food groups daily provides a each of the food groups daily provides a well-balanced diet.well-balanced diet. continue

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Choose Healthful FoodsChoose Healthful Foods

Dietary Guidelines for Americans:Dietary Guidelines for Americans: A set of A set of guidelines developed by the U.S. guidelines developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture designed to Department of Agriculture designed to promote good health through improved promote good health through improved nutrition and physical activity.nutrition and physical activity. Maintain calorie balance over time to achieve Maintain calorie balance over time to achieve

and sustain a healthy weight. Balancing calories and sustain a healthy weight. Balancing calories taken in through eating with calories used by the taken in through eating with calories used by the body during physical activity is the key to body during physical activity is the key to healthy weight.healthy weight.

Focus on consuming nutrient-dense foods and Focus on consuming nutrient-dense foods and beverages, which provide vitamins, minerals, beverages, which provide vitamins, minerals, and other substances that may have positive and other substances that may have positive health effects, but supply relatively few calories.health effects, but supply relatively few calories.

Eat RegularlyEat Regularly

Eat regular meals Eat regular meals starting with starting with breakfast.breakfast.

When you eat can When you eat can be as important as be as important as what you eat.what you eat.

Select nutritious Select nutritious snacks such as snacks such as fruits and fruits and vegetables.vegetables.

Get Enough SleepGet Enough Sleep

Getting enough sleep Getting enough sleep helps you perform your helps you perform your best at school or work.best at school or work.

If you do not get If you do not get enough sleep, you enough sleep, you may:may: Tire easily.Tire easily. Become short tempered.Become short tempered. See a drop in muscle See a drop in muscle

coordination.coordination. Not do quality work.Not do quality work. Find it harder to Find it harder to

concentrate and learn.concentrate and learn.

Stay ActiveStay Active

Without regular Without regular physical activity, your physical activity, your good health is not good health is not complete.complete.

Benefits of physical Benefits of physical activity include activity include improved heart and improved heart and blood circulation, blood circulation, increased lung increased lung capacity, and capacity, and improved digestion.improved digestion.

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Stay ActiveStay Active

The following guidelines will help you start The following guidelines will help you start being physically active:being physically active: Aim for a healthy weight and work to maintain it.Aim for a healthy weight and work to maintain it. Add an exercise plan if you need more activity in Add an exercise plan if you need more activity in

your day.your day. Increase activity gradually.Increase activity gradually. Include activities that improve your respiration Include activities that improve your respiration

and circulation such as jogging or aerobic and circulation such as jogging or aerobic dancing.dancing.

Accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate Accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week, physical activity most days of the week, preferably daily.preferably daily.

Good GroomingGood Grooming

Grooming: Grooming: Taking care Taking care of yourself and looking of yourself and looking your best. It is essential your best. It is essential to getting and keeping to getting and keeping a job.a job.

Good grooming Good grooming includes:includes: A clean body.A clean body. A smooth shave.A smooth shave. Healthy complexion.Healthy complexion. Clean hair.Clean hair. Attractive hands.Attractive hands. Fresh breath.Fresh breath.

A Clean BodyA Clean Body

Hygiene:Hygiene: Keeping your Keeping your body clean.body clean.

Bacteria grows during Bacteria grows during perspiration, causing perspiration, causing body odor.body odor.

Bathing with soap and Bathing with soap and water removes bacteria water removes bacteria and odor.and odor.

Since you cannot bathe Since you cannot bathe several times a day, several times a day, you should use a you should use a deodorant.deodorant.

A Smooth ShaveA Smooth Shave

Shaving is a personal decision for both men Shaving is a personal decision for both men and women, but many employers have and women, but many employers have preferences regarding the appearance of their preferences regarding the appearance of their employees. employees.

Regardless of your decision about shaving, you Regardless of your decision about shaving, you still need to be neat and clean. still need to be neat and clean.

Healthy ComplexionHealthy Complexion

Oily skin sometimes presents problems for Oily skin sometimes presents problems for younger people and can contribute to younger people and can contribute to pimples and acne. pimples and acne.

All skin types should be cleansed regularly All skin types should be cleansed regularly with warm soapy water or a cleanser to with warm soapy water or a cleanser to keep the skin free of bacteria, dirt, and oils. keep the skin free of bacteria, dirt, and oils.

Dermatologist: Dermatologist: A doctor who specializes in A doctor who specializes in treating skin.treating skin.

A dermatologist will be able to recommend A dermatologist will be able to recommend the best cleansers and cosmetics for your the best cleansers and cosmetics for your skin.skin.

Clean HairClean Hair

Clean, neatly styled hair helps enhance Clean, neatly styled hair helps enhance your personal appearance. your personal appearance.

Shampooing, conditioning, and styling are Shampooing, conditioning, and styling are three important steps in hair care.three important steps in hair care.

Choose a hairstyle that suits your lifestyle.Choose a hairstyle that suits your lifestyle.

Attractive HandsAttractive Hands

Hands are an important part of your Hands are an important part of your appearance because they are highly visible.appearance because they are highly visible.

You should keep your hands and fingernails You should keep your hands and fingernails clean and manicured.clean and manicured.

Use a special soap or brush to clean your Use a special soap or brush to clean your hands and nails if they get heavily soiled on hands and nails if they get heavily soiled on the job.the job.

Fresh BreathFresh Breath

Brush your teeth Brush your teeth regularly to keep them regularly to keep them clean and avoid bad clean and avoid bad breath.breath.

Floss and visit your Floss and visit your dentist regularly.dentist regularly.

Use mouthwash to Use mouthwash to ensure good breath.ensure good breath.

Good breath is Good breath is especially important if especially important if you work closely with you work closely with others.others.

Dressing for the JobDressing for the Job

To dress right for To dress right for your job, wear your job, wear clean clothes clean clothes that fit properly that fit properly and are and are appropriate for appropriate for the work you do.the work you do.

A company’s A company’s dress code can dress code can help you decide help you decide what is best for what is best for you to wear.you to wear.

Caring for ClothesCaring for Clothes

Clothes need to be Clothes need to be cared for or they will cared for or they will not look good.not look good.

After each wearing, After each wearing, check your clothes for check your clothes for stains, tears, and stains, tears, and missing buttons.missing buttons.

To keep clothes from To keep clothes from fading, shrinking, and fading, shrinking, and wrinkling, wash them wrinkling, wash them correctly according to correctly according to care labels.care labels.

Care LabelsCare Labels

When you buy clothes, When you buy clothes, check the labels to see check the labels to see what care they require. what care they require.

If the label is unclear If the label is unclear or does not give or does not give instructions, ask the instructions, ask the salesperson.salesperson.

Wash-and-wear Wash-and-wear clothes are practical clothes are practical for most jobs because for most jobs because they are easy and they are easy and inexpensive to keep inexpensive to keep clean. clean.

Thinking BackThinking Back

What can you do What can you do to look good on to look good on the job?the job?

What do you do to What do you do to stay physically fit?stay physically fit?

What is involved What is involved in good grooming?in good grooming?

How do you care How do you care for your clothes?for your clothes?